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Events

Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queen\'s Music.
Frank Sinatra begins recording at Capitol
Elvis Presley records for the first time
Frankie Laine set the all-time United Kingdom record for weeks at Number One in a given year on the UK Singles Chart, when his hit singles "Answer Me," "Hey Joe!" and "I Believe" held the top slot for 27 weeks: a little over half a year. "I Believe," which was Number One for 18 weeks also holds the all-time record for a single. Over 50 years later, both records still hold.
Eddie Fisher becomes "The Coca-Cola Kid" on the television show, Coke Time at a salary of one million dollars a year
The Four Lads have their first solo hit with "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
James Brown\'s musical career begins
Jackie Wilson\'s musical career begins
The Four Tops\' musical career begins
The Platters\' musical career begins
Wonderful Town Broadway musical version of My Sister Eileen by Leonard Bernstein with Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
"Crazy Man, Crazy", recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets, becomes the first rock and roll single to make the Billboard national American musical charts.

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1953.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Dean Martin	That\'s Amore	1953	US BB 1 of 1953, POP 1 of 1953, UK 2 - Jan 1954, US 1940s 2 - Nov 1953, RYM 2 of 1953, Scrobulate 47 of italian, DDD 73 of 1953, Party 101 of 2007
2	Les Paul & Mary Ford	Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)	1953	US 1940s 1 - Jun 1953, US 1 for 11 weeks Aug 1953, Italy 2 of 1954, US BB 3 of 1953, POP 3 of 1953, UK 7 - Nov 1953, RYM 24 of 1953, Europe 97 of the 1950s
3	Perry Como	Don\'t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes	1953	UK 1 - Jan 1953, US 1940s 1 - Dec 1952, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1953, US BB 20 of 1953, POP 20 of 1953, RYM 31 of 1953
4	Eddie Fisher	I\'m Walking Behind You	1953	UK 1 - May 1953, US 1940s 1 - May 1953, US 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1953, US BB 16 of 1953, POP 23 of 1953, RYM 119 of 1953
5	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin\' Heart	1953	RYM 1 of 1953, DDD 2 of 1953, US BB 4 of 1953, POP 4 of 1953, RIAA 34, Scrobulate 87 of country, Rolling Stone 213, Acclaimed 286

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine\'s charts in 1953.

First week	Number of weeks	Title	Artist
January 10, 1953	5	"Don\'t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes"	Perry Como
February 14, 1953	5	"Till I Waltz Again With You"	Teresa Brewer
March 21, 1953	8	"The Doggie In The Window"	Patti Page
May 16, 1953	10	"Song From Moulin Rouge"	Percy Faith & his Orchestra
July 25, 1953	2	"I\'m Walking Behind You"	Eddie Fisher
August 8, 1953	9	"Vaya Con Dios"	Les Paul & Mary Ford
October 10, 1953	4	"St. George And The Dragonet"	Stan Freberg
November 7, 1953	2	"Vaya Con Dios"	Les Paul & Mary Ford
November 21, 1953	6	"Rags To Riches"	Tony Bennett